prescribing, for workers exposed to noise, a maximum time-weighted exposure limit of 85 decibels over an eight-hour work shift

requiring employers to put in place measures to reduce workers’ exposure based on a “hierarchy of controls”, which could include engineering controls, work practices, and the use of personal protective equipment in the form of hearing protection devices and

requiring employers who provide a worker with a hearing protection device to provide adequate training and instruction on that device.

Amendments to the regulations for Industrial Establishments, Mines and Mining Plants, and Oil and Gas-Offshore:

The noise protection sections in the Industrial Establishments, Mines and Mining Plants, and Oil and Gas-Offshore Regulations were revoked. They are now incorporated into the new Noise Regulation.

Amendments to the Farming Operations Regulation:

The Farming Operations Regulation was amended in order to apply the Noise Regulationto farming operations.